diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index c2d9be0..ab23be4 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ coverage:
   status:
     patch:
       default:
-        target: 90%
+        target: 80%
         threshold: 0%
         if_ci_failed: error
     project:
diff --git a/include/msd/blocking_iterator.hpp b/include/msd/blocking_iterator.hpp
index dd66c1e..cb55195 100644
--- a/include/msd/blocking_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/msd/blocking_iterator.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <mutex>
 
 namespace msd {
 
@@ -76,13 +75,7 @@ class blocking_iterator {
      * @return true if the channel is not closed or not empty (continue iterating).
      * @return false if the channel is closed and empty (stop iterating).
      */
-    bool operator!=(blocking_iterator<Channel>) const
-    {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{chan_.mtx_};
-        chan_.waitBeforeRead(lock);
-
-        return !(chan_.closed() && chan_.empty());
-    }
+    bool operator!=(blocking_iterator<Channel>) const { return !chan_.drained(); }
 
    private:
     Channel& chan_;
diff --git a/include/msd/channel.hpp b/include/msd/channel.hpp
index 35b5e20..5f19799 100644
--- a/include/msd/channel.hpp
+++ b/include/msd/channel.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifndef MSD_CHANNEL_HPP_
 #define MSD_CHANNEL_HPP_
 
-#include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -82,17 +81,81 @@ class channel {
     /**
      * @brief Pops an element from the channel.
      *
-     * @tparam Type The type of the elements
+     * @tparam Type The type of the elements.
      */
     template <typename Type>
     friend channel<Type>& operator>>(channel<Type>&, Type&);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Pushes an element into the channel.
+     *
+     * @tparam Type The type of the elements.
+     *
+     * @param value The element to be pushed into the channel.
+     *
+     * @return true If an element was successfully pushed into the channel.
+     * @return false If the channel is closed.
+     */
+    template <typename Type>
+    bool write(Type&& value)
+    {
+        {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+            waitBeforeWrite(lock);
+
+            if (is_closed_) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            queue_.push(std::forward<Type>(value));
+            ++size_;
+        }
+
+        cnd_.notify_one();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Pops an element from the channel.
+     *
+     * @param out Reference to the variable where the popped element will be stored.
+     *
+     * @return true If an element was successfully read from the channel.
+     * @return false If the channel is closed and empty.
+     */
+    bool read(T& out)
+    {
+        {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+            waitBeforeRead(lock);
+
+            if (is_closed_ && size_ == 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!(size_ == 0)) {
+                out = std::move(queue_.front());
+                queue_.pop();
+                --size_;
+            }
+        }
+
+        cnd_.notify_one();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @brief Returns the current size of the channel.
      *
      * @return The number of elements in the channel.
      */
-    NODISCARD size_type constexpr size() const noexcept { return size_; }
+    NODISCARD size_type size() const noexcept
+    {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+        return size_;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief Checks if the channel is empty.
@@ -100,16 +163,20 @@ class channel {
      * @return true If the channel contains no elements.
      * @return false Otherwise.
      */
-    NODISCARD bool constexpr empty() const noexcept { return size_ == 0; }
+    NODISCARD bool empty() const noexcept
+    {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+        return size_ == 0;
+    }
 
     /**
-     * @brief Closes the channel.
+     * @brief Closes the channel, no longer accepting new elements.
      */
     void close() noexcept
     {
         {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
-            is_closed_.store(true, std::memory_order_seq_cst);
+            is_closed_ = true;
         }
         cnd_.notify_all();
     }
@@ -120,7 +187,23 @@ class channel {
      * @return true If no more elements can be added to the channel.
      * @return false Otherwise.
      */
-    NODISCARD bool closed() const noexcept { return is_closed_.load(std::memory_order_seq_cst); }
+    NODISCARD bool closed() const noexcept
+    {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+        return is_closed_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Checks if the channel has been closed and is empty.
+     *
+     * @return true If nothing can be read anymore from the channel.
+     * @return false Otherwise.
+     */
+    NODISCARD bool drained() noexcept
+    {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mtx_};
+        return is_closed_ && size_ == 0;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief Returns an iterator to the beginning of the channel.
@@ -146,16 +229,16 @@ class channel {
     virtual ~channel() = default;
 
    private:
-    const size_type cap_{0};
     std::queue<T> queue_;
-    std::atomic<std::size_t> size_{0};
-    std::mutex mtx_;
+    std::size_t size_{0};
+    const size_type cap_{0};
+    mutable std::mutex mtx_;
     std::condition_variable cnd_;
-    std::atomic<bool> is_closed_{false};
+    bool is_closed_{false};
 
     void waitBeforeRead(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock)
     {
-        cnd_.wait(lock, [this]() { return !empty() || closed(); });
+        cnd_.wait(lock, [this]() { return !(size_ == 0) || is_closed_; });
     };
 
     void waitBeforeWrite(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock)
@@ -171,42 +254,17 @@ class channel {
 template <typename T>
 channel<typename std::decay<T>::type>& operator<<(channel<typename std::decay<T>::type>& chan, T&& value)
 {
-    {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{chan.mtx_};
-        chan.waitBeforeWrite(lock);
-
-        if (chan.closed()) {
-            throw closed_channel{"cannot write on closed channel"};
-        }
-
-        chan.queue_.push(std::forward<T>(value));
-        ++chan.size_;
+    if (!chan.write(std::forward<T>(value))) {
+        throw closed_channel{"cannot write on closed channel"};
     }
 
-    chan.cnd_.notify_one();
-
     return chan;
 }
 
 template <typename T>
 channel<T>& operator>>(channel<T>& chan, T& out)
 {
-    {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{chan.mtx_};
-        chan.waitBeforeRead(lock);
-
-        if (chan.closed() && chan.empty()) {
-            return chan;
-        }
-
-        if (!chan.empty()) {
-            out = std::move(chan.queue_.front());
-            chan.queue_.pop();
-            --chan.size_;
-        }
-    }
-
-    chan.cnd_.notify_one();
+    chan.read(out);
 
     return chan;
 }
diff --git a/tests/channel_test.cpp b/tests/channel_test.cpp
index 1ddbcfa..d6e7468 100644
--- a/tests/channel_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/channel_test.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@ TEST(ChannelTest, PushAndFetch)
     EXPECT_EQ(4, out);
 }
 
+TEST(ChannelTest, WriteAndRead)
+{
+    msd::channel<int> channel;
+
+    int in = 1;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(channel.write(in));
+
+    const int cin = 3;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(channel.write(cin));
+
+    channel.close();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(channel.write(2));
+
+    int out = 0;
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(channel.read(out));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, out);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(channel.read(out));
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, out);
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(channel.read(out));
+}
+
 TEST(ChannelTest, PushAndFetchWithBufferedChannel)
 {
     msd::channel<int> channel{2};
@@ -167,6 +191,23 @@ TEST(ChannelTest, close)
     EXPECT_THROW(channel << std::move(in), msd::closed_channel);
 }
 
+TEST(ChannelTest, drained)
+{
+    msd::channel<int> channel;
+    EXPECT_FALSE(channel.drained());
+
+    int in = 1;
+    channel << in;
+
+    channel.close();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(channel.drained());
+
+    int out = 0;
+    channel >> out;
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, out);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(channel.drained());
+}
+
 TEST(ChannelTest, Iterator)
 {
     msd::channel<int> channel;
@@ -238,3 +279,45 @@ TEST(ChannelTest, Multithreading)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(expected, sum_numbers);
 }
+
+TEST(ChannelTest, ReadWriteClose)
+{
+    const int numbers = 10000;
+    const std::int64_t expected_sum = 50005000;
+    constexpr std::size_t kThreadsToReadFrom = 20;
+
+    msd::channel<int> channel{kThreadsToReadFrom};
+    std::atomic<std::int64_t> sum{0};
+    std::atomic<std::int64_t> nums{0};
+
+    std::thread writer([&channel]() {
+        for (int i = 1; i <= numbers; ++i) {
+            channel << i;
+        }
+        channel.close();
+    });
+
+    std::vector<std::thread> readers;
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < kThreadsToReadFrom; ++i) {
+        readers.emplace_back([&channel, &sum, &nums]() {
+            while (true) {
+                int value = 0;
+
+                if (!channel.read(value)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                sum += value;
+                ++nums;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    writer.join();
+    for (auto& reader : readers) {
+        reader.join();
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(sum, expected_sum);
+    EXPECT_EQ(nums, numbers);
+}